• Bush Vetoes Anti Torture Legislation
• Iraq War Vets Issues Stop Loss Orders to Lawmakers
• Pakistan Governing Coalition Takes Shape
• Berlusconi's Third Run for Prime Minister
• A Look at Gays in Small Town, China

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President Bush vetoed an intelligence authorization bill Saturday that would have banned the use of waterboarding during interrogations. Although Bush threatened to veto the legislation if it included the anti-torture measure, the House passed the bill in December, and the Senate did the same in February. In his weekly radio address, Bush insisted that the use of waterboarding during interrogations has produced intelligence that prevented possible attacks.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf suspended the country's Chief Justice on corruption charges one year ago – spurring a nation-wide movement of lawyers and civil society demanding judicial independence.  A year from that fateful day Sunday, victorious opposition parties from February's elections announced a power-sharing agreement that promises to restore both the Chief Justice and the other judges removed by Musharraf in his November coup. After months of turmoil and struggle, many hope that the new coalition government will address some of Pakistan's most significant problems including – for the first time in Pakistan's history – undoing an unconstitutional act by a military ruler. FSRN's Devin Theriot-Orr reports.

Today marks the start of 10 days of actions relating to the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq. Much of the actions are revolving around Congress, and the effort to pressure lawmakers to end the war. Iraq War veterans are handing out stop loss orders to lawmakers, telling them their vacation is cancelled, and they must stay and work.  FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell reports.

Silvio Berlusconi is campaigning for the third time as Prime Minister in 14 years. And with just one month until Italian elections, Berlusconi appears to have a five point lead over his centre-left coalition rival candidate. FSRN's Diletta Varlese reports.

The Chinese government only removed homosexuality from its list of "mental disorders" in 2001. Local media has put the number of gays and lesbians at around 12.5 million – but the real figure is likely much higher. These days, on a Friday or Saturday night in any of the country's bigger cities, nightclubs catering to gays and lesbians are often full.  But in smaller towns and villages across the country, it's still much harder to admit to being homosexual. Family and social pressure, and in some cases religious views, are still placing a heavy burden on gays and lesbians living in these areas. Elise Potaka brings us this story from a small town in China's western Xinjiang province.